Politics

Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Update

Headlines:

Royal remembrance; CE: no truth to 'ferry fall out' story; Blank firing on for Ex. Cape Petrel; Cheryl is new CFL head; Relocated reindeer 'doing well'; Thousands visit this week; Telecoms man to look at pricing.
Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay and Argentina clash over pulp mills in Rio do Janeiro

Uruguay and Argentina clashed over the pulp mills controversy during the Thursday meeting of the Mercosur ministerial Council currently taking place in Rio do Janeiro.
Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur approves compensation funds for junior members

Mercosur Council approved Thursday in Brazil several pilot projects in Uruguay and Paraguay to compensate asymmetries inside the group which have created rifts among country members.
Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
All ready in Punta Arenas to receive Princess Anne

All is ready in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, to receive Princess Anne next Monday where she will be landing after having visited the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and British Antarctica reports the local press.
Wednesday, January 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Canterbury appoints Stephen Venner Bishop for the Falklands

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has appointed Bishop Stephen Venner of Dover as his Episcopal Commissary for the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, January 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
HMS Endurance hosting Princess Anne Antarctic visit

The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Endurance is hosting HRH The Princess Royal in Antarctica the first time in fifty years that a British Royal has visited the British Antarctic Territory.
Wednesday, January 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Vazquez pessimistic over pulp mills dispute and Mercosur summit

A few hours before the Mercosur summit in Brazil, Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez discarded Wednesday a meeting with his Argentine counterpart Nestor Kirchner to discuss the pulp mills dispute and insisted on the lifting of bridge blockades before any negotiation can begin.
Tuesday, January 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UN official proposes wide spectrum climate change summit

The head of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) proposed Tuesday the convening of a global summit backed by the UN to plan a future course of action for tackling the cross-cutting problem.
Tuesday, January 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine foreign debt negotiating team invited to Ecuador

Ecuadorian new authorities are in contact with the team that successfully negotiated the restructuring of Argentina's foreign debt with the purpose of undertaking a similar process and significantly reduce the “burden” of the country's financial commitments.
Tuesday, January 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
A Mercosur summit potentially full of surprises

An agenda with several controversial issues awaits Mercosur summit this week in Rio do Janeiro where some in fighting can also be expected given the level of criticism to which the trade group has been exposed.